A look at ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte

In 2008, the Yankees selected pitcher Pat Venditte, who can pitch with both his right and left hands, in the 20th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft.

The only active ambidextrous pitcher in professional baseball, Venditte has spent the last six seasons in the Yankees system, posting a 2.41 earned run average in 306.1 innings over 201 relief appearances and striking out 348 batters against only 81 walks.

He reached as high as Triple-A in 2012, but last June, Venditte had labrum surgery on his right shoulder. He was able to pitch exclusively left-handed for Team Italy in this past spring’s World Baseball Classic, but the surgery kept him off a professional mound until July; since then, the 28-year-old has pitched for four teams at three different levels in the Yankees organization, and he finished the year on the roster of the Double-A Trenton Thunder – where he helped Tony Franklin’s squad captured the Eastern League Championship.

So how does a “switch-pitcher” change throwing hands while on the field? Watch this video to get a first-hand look at Venditte's six-fingered glove with two thumb holes.